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Solving for Climate

Rob Stewart
Solving for Climate
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  • Solving for Climate

    Charlotte Large: Can we heat homes from the London underground?

    13/1/2026 | 31 mins.
    Unusual heat sources like the London Underground and data centres are being used to heat and cool cities - they’re called, quite simply, heat networks. The director of one of the largest district heat networks in the UK explores how this could be a major decarbonising solution for population dense places around the world.

    Season five of Solving for Climate is sponsored by Xlinks xlinks.co

    Podcast transcripts available on Substack

    Charlotte Large, Director of Clean Energy & Heat Networks at Westminster City Council

    Co-hosts

    Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher, Our World in Data @_HannahRitchie
    Rob Stewart, Co-founder Stealth AI startup

    Subscribe to Hannah's Substack 'Sustainability by numbers'
    Want to get in touch? Email [email protected]

    Maddie Drury, Series Producer
    Transcriptions available: https://solvingforclimate.substack.com/

    Co-hosts

    Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher, Our World in Data @_HannahRitchie
    Rob Stewart, Co-founder and Director of Sustainability, Koba

    Subscribe to Hannah's Substack 'Sustainability by numbers'
    Want to get in touch? Email [email protected]

    Maddie Drury, Series Producer
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    Ben Lamm: Would de-extincting species benefit the planet?

    06/1/2026 | 32 mins.
    The co-founder of Colossal Biosciences makes the climate case for bringing back extinct species like the woolly mammoth and the dodo. Colossal say de-extinction through gene editing techniques could have positive impacts for conservation and improving biodiversity. But the environment has changed completely since mammoths roamed the earth, so we’ll examine how realistic those climate claims are.

    Season five of Solving for Climate is sponsored by Xlinks xlinks.co

    Podcast transcripts available on Substack

    Ben Lamm, co-founder Colossal Biosciences

    Co-hosts

    Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher, Our World in Data @_HannahRitchie
    Rob Stewart, Co-founder Stealth AI startup

    Subscribe to Hannah's Substack 'Sustainability by numbers'
    Want to get in touch? Email [email protected]

    Maddie Drury, Series Producer
    Transcriptions available: https://solvingforclimate.substack.com/

    Co-hosts

    Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher, Our World in Data @_HannahRitchie
    Rob Stewart, Co-founder and Director of Sustainability, Koba

    Subscribe to Hannah's Substack 'Sustainability by numbers'
    Want to get in touch? Email [email protected]

    Maddie Drury, Series Producer
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    Rahul Tongia: Is India on track to meet climate goals?

    16/12/2025 | 33 mins.
    Senior fellow at New Delhi based think-tank CSEP, Rahul Tongia, does a deep dive on India. It’s one of the world’s biggest emitters, but it’s also on the frontline of climate change; more than 80 percent of people live in places that are at risk of climate-induced disasters. Rahul explores whether their progress is fast enough, and whose responsibility it is to pay for those changes.

    Season five of Solving for Climate is sponsored by Xlinks xlinks.co

    Podcast transcripts available on Substack

    Rahul Tongia, Senior fellow at CSEP

    Co-hosts

    Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher, Our World in Data @_HannahRitchie
    Rob Stewart, Co-founder Stealth AI startup

    Subscribe to Hannah's Substack 'Sustainability by numbers'
    Want to get in touch? Email [email protected]

    Maddie Drury, Series Producer
    Transcriptions available: https://solvingforclimate.substack.com/

    Co-hosts

    Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher, Our World in Data @_HannahRitchie
    Rob Stewart, Co-founder and Director of Sustainability, Koba

    Subscribe to Hannah's Substack 'Sustainability by numbers'
    Want to get in touch? Email [email protected]

    Maddie Drury, Series Producer
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    Prof Ed Hawkins: How to start climate conversations

    09/12/2025 | 31 mins.
    The scientist behind the famous warming stripes gives practical advice on how to talk about climate change in a way that actually brings about change. The climate stripes themselves will be remembered in history as a pivotal point in climate debate. Professor Ed Hawkins chats about what inspired the warming stripes, and the craziest reaction they’ve received.

    Season five of Solving for Climate is sponsored by Xlinks xlinks.co

    Podcast transcripts available on Substack

    Professor Ed Hawkins, Professor of Climate Science at the University of Reading

    Co-hosts

    Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher, Our World in Data @_HannahRitchie
    Rob Stewart, Co-founder Stealth AI startup

    Subscribe to Hannah's Substack 'Sustainability by numbers'
    Want to get in touch? Email [email protected]

    Maddie Drury, Series Producer

    Transcriptions available: https://solvingforclimate.substack.com/

    Co-hosts

    Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher, Our World in Data @_HannahRitchie
    Rob Stewart, Co-founder and Director of Sustainability, Koba

    Subscribe to Hannah's Substack 'Sustainability by numbers'
    Want to get in touch? Email [email protected]

    Maddie Drury, Series Producer
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    Dr Hannah Ritchie: Is AI bad for the planet?

    02/12/2025 | 32 mins.
    In this episode we put our resident data scientist in the hot seat, and discuss a range of topics across her new book, Clearing the Air. From AI’s energy appetite to the future of your household bills, and why electric vehicles leave Hannah feeling hopeful - her sharp, evidence driven answers will make you reconsider the headlines.

    Season five of Solving for Climate is sponsored by Xlinks xlinks.co

    Podcast transcripts available on Substack

    Co-hosts

    Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher, Our World in Data @_HannahRitchie
    Rob Stewart, Co-founder Stealth AI startup

    Subscribe to Hannah's Substack 'Sustainability by numbers'
    Want to get in touch? Email [email protected]

    Maddie Drury, Series Producer
    Transcriptions available: https://solvingforclimate.substack.com/

    Co-hosts

    Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher, Our World in Data @_HannahRitchie
    Rob Stewart, Co-founder and Director of Sustainability, Koba

    Subscribe to Hannah's Substack 'Sustainability by numbers'
    Want to get in touch? Email [email protected]

    Maddie Drury, Series Producer
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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About Solving for Climate

Data scientist Hannah Ritchie and sustainability nerd Rob Stewart are climate optimists. They join forces to unpack solutions to the climate crisis, and the innovators, entrepreneurs and scientists behind them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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